I'm doing it again. I'm sipping a latte and thumbing through gorgeous little books at Barnes & Noble, daydreaming about making these cuties through the winter. I did the same thing last year. Bought lovely craft books and guess what ? I never did a single project. So, I'm trying very hard not to get this. But on the other hand, is it so wrong to have books around simply for the pleasure of looking at them? Decidedly no! But not today. If I receive a bookstore gift card for Christmas this is on the top of my list. And so is this one. Another amigurumi book that I won't use. =o)

You know when a piece of art just speaks to you and you really can't explain why? Well, that's what happened to me with this adorable little fellow named Gilroy designed by the talented Elizabeth Doherty. Something about his blissful expression took my breath away and I knew I had to have him. And finally I can! I've been saving my pennies and now Gilroy is mine- all mine and I am so tickled. =o))

If you enjoy crochet and haven't visited this blog - attic24 , head on over there right now. Lucy works in such vibrant and joyful colors! SO inspiring. I must start a blanket like this (the one with the raised flowers) for myself. Just looking at it makes me smile. Everything on Lucy's blog makes me smile, actually. Especially since Spring has sprung a leak and is looking more like winter again.

I finally made Emily's Tweedle and she was really happy with it. This one came out larger than the first one which tells me I need to sit and write a pattern for myself. There was so much time between this one and the first one that I forgot how I did it.

Anyway, it was a lot fun. I added some scent to this one. Emily loves anything vanilla so this little guy smells like ice cream.

BTW, if anyone knows of a good tutorial on switching colors in a spiral, I'd appreciate it. I couldn't get the yellow stripe to line up at the yarn change (it's hidden in the back). I tried slip stitching between yarn changes but that didn't seem to help. Not sure what I'm doing wrong.

The urge to craft has come back with a vengeance. I am totally besotted with amigurumiright now and have been itching to create a design of my own. So here's my first one which was inspired by the birds from my blog banner.

Introducing my chubby little bird, Tweedle.

He was created in the traditional ami method of single crochets worked in rounds. His wings were a little more complicated, using half, single and double crochets. Mum helped me design them while she was here at Christmas.

Emily is asking for one in pink so I'm going to be make one for her room that is scented.

Before Christmas, Nikki kindly sent me this award . Thanks Nikki! Along with it is a meme so I thought it would work well for "five things Friday".

I'm supposed to list 5 addictions. Just 5? That's a toughy.

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Peppermint White Mocha, to be precise.

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4. Watching movies at home and at the cinema.

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Over the holiday, I discovered the world of AMIGURUMI which roughly translated means "stitched toys". If you enjoy crocheting, this is such a fun past time. I am TOTALLY ADDICTED and can't help but want to start designing my own little creations.